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How your brain constructs reality

Do we experience the world as it really is? Find out with these talks that explain why we see the world the way we do.

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How your brain invents your "self"
23:10

Anil Seth

How your brain invents your "self"

23 minutes 10 seconds
Do we see reality as it is?
21:40

Donald Hoffman

Do we see reality as it is?

21 minutes 40 seconds
3 ways the brain creates meaning
06:12

Tom Wujec

3 ways the brain creates meaning

6 minutes 12 seconds
What reality are you creating for yourself?
11:36

Isaac Lidsky

What reality are you creating for yourself?

11 minutes 36 seconds
Brain magic
19:35

Keith Barry

Brain magic

19 minutes 35 seconds
The pattern behind self-deception
18:44

Michael Shermer

The pattern behind self-deception

18 minutes 44 seconds
Visual illusions that show how we (mis)think
14:19

Al Seckel

Visual illusions that show how we (mis)think

14 minutes 19 seconds
The neurons that shaped civilization
07:26

Vilayanur Ramachandran

The neurons that shaped civilization

7 minutes 26 seconds
Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality
16:51

Anil Seth

Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality

16 minutes 51 seconds
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